Jan Perry
| Jan Perry | |
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| Member of the Los Angeles City Council from the 9th district | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office July 1, 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Rita Walters |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1954 (age 57–58) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Southern California |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Website | http://www.lacity.org/council/cd9/ |
Jan C. Perry (born 1954) is an American municipal politician. She is currently representing the 9th district of the Los Angeles City Council. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
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[edit] City Council elections
Perry was elected to office in 2001 to succeed Councilwoman Rita Walters, for whom she had served as Chief of Staff. Perry was re-elected in 2005 and 2009. At the end of her current term in 2013, she will be ineligible to run for re-election.
[edit] Tenure
Perry helped enact restrictions on fast food restaurants in her district. As part of a larger campaign to combat high obesity rates, she has also funded public parks to promote outdoor activity and supported incentives to encourage more grocery stores to open within her district.[1]
When the South Central Farm, a 14-acre community garden in Perry's district, was shut down in 2006, community activists accused Perry of supporting the eviction of the farmers.[2] Her role in the conflict was documented in the 2008 film, The Garden.[3]
Perry's largest campaign contributors are in the categories of "Real Estate" ($191,275 as of 2009), "Lawyers/Law Firms" ($58,950 as of 2009), and "Construction Services" ($37,275 as of 2009).[4]
Perry is a convert to Judaism.[5]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ McBride, Sarah (July 22, 2008). "Exiling the Happy Meal: Los Angeles Lawmakers Want to Escalate The War on Obesity (And Fast Food)". The Wall Street Journal.
- ^ Kuipers, Dean (June 16, 2006). "Celebs Fail, An Urban Paradise Is Plowed Under". AlterNet. http://www.alternet.org/story/37635/. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
- ^ Rahimi, Yama (May 04, 2009). "Interview: Scott Hamilton Kennedy (The Garden)". IONCINEMA.com. http://www.ioncinema.com/news/id/3623/interview_scott_hamilton_kennedy_the_garden. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
- ^ http://maplight.org/los-angeles/politician/1051-jan-perry
- ^ http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2010/02/jan_perry_reiterates_that.php
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| Preceded by Rita Walters |
Los Angeles City Councilwoman 9th district July 1, 2001 – present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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